People Incorporated (PPLI)
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Key financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $m | 2,765 | 3,700 | 5,235 | 4,365 | 3,807 | 2,393 | 2,095 | 1,828 |
| Operating profit | $m | 110 | 19 | ||||||
| Net profit | $m | 270 | 598 | -1,170 | 266 | -540 | -104 | 339 | 438 |
| EPS reported | $ | -1.30 | 4.48 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | $ | 0.77 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Capex per share | $ | 0.24 | 0.39 | ||||||
| FCF per share | $ | 0.53 | 1.10 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $m | 42 | 82 | ||||||
| Net debt | $m | 466 | 302 | ||||||
| Book value equity | $m | 4,734 | 5,082 | ||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 59.16 | 66.94 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 80.02 | 75.92 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | $ | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
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| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | - | 8.70 | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 0.66 | 0.62 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 1.31 | 1.49 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 74.36 | 37.93 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 21.30 | -5.86 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 1.50 | 1.58 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | -3.32% | +11.49% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | +1.34% | +2.64% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | -2.20% | +7.08% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | +1.67% | +0.18% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | +4.60% | +0.92% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | +66.16% | +65.68% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | +1.76% | +3.94% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | -37.14% | -44.96% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | - | - | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | -85.44% | -71.46% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | - | - | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | - | - | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.03 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 2.76 | -0.49 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 0.92 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | +45.57% | +47.07% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 0.10 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 0.30 | 0.28 | ||||||
Price target estimates
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ESG
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Company overview
People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026. People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York.
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People Incorporated (PPLI)
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People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026. People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York.
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